Despite Mahakavi Bharathi penning 'Jaadhigal illayadi paapa' a century ago, Mahatma Gandhi calling the oppressed as 'Harijan' and many other leaders and activists advocating for casteless society, discrimination based on birth exists even in this tech era.

The Tamilnadu government could have avoided a major embarrassment had it been magnanimous enough to allot a space inside Anna Memorial to bury the mortal remains of DMK president M Karunanidhi, who passed away on Tuesday.

The demise of DMK president of M Karunanidhi has left a void in not just Tamilnadu but Indian politics too. During his 50 years of service both from the treasury benches and the Opposition, he has contributed a great deal to ensure social and economic justice for Tamils.

By informing the Madras High Court that it had taken a policy decision to hand over all idol theft cases to the CBI, the Tamilnadu government has admitted that the racket of very serious nature requires a thorough probe by a national agency.

Irked by the inordinate delay in conducting local body polls in the State, the Madras High Court has directed the State Election Commission to furnish the schedule for holding civic polls on Monday (6 August).